RE: E-bows vs. Vibrators

["William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>]

it also should be noted that the motor from a vibrator, or power drill can
potentially de-gauss and weaken the magnets of a pickup, probably not as
critical with a vibrator as those motors tend to be weaker than high speed
drills. For some reason the ebow doesn't harm pickups in the same way. Now
if one were to use a vibrator, wear  a rubber mask with a zipper mouth, and
attach alligator clips to ones nipples, it wouldn't necessarily hurt you
pickups, but it might hurt your reputation, or improve it, depending on the
company you keep.
;-)
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Flint [mailto:kflint@loopers-delight.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 2:45 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: E-bows vs Vibrators


At 11:28 AM 5/12/2006, johnsrude@peak.org wrote:
>So...
>
>Thinking of E-bows.
>
>Thinking of Reeves Gabrels.
>
>Thinking of Rick Walker.  (Hi Rick!  Great set at BEMF!)
>
>Ebows are expensive.  Vibrators are cheap.  Can you get the same effect
with
>a...ah...NECK massager that you can with an E-bow?

Not the same effect. What you get is the electro-magnetic fields of the
electric motor in the vibrator interacting with magnetic pickup of the
guitar. In other words, you hear the sound of the motor. It doesn't vibrate
the string like an ebow. The pitch will be the speed of the motor.
Therefore, you will likely find a variable speed vibrator is a good option.

I don't know if the size matters.

kim


______________________________________________________________________
Kim Flint                     | Looper's Delight
kflint@loopers-delight.com    | http://www.loopers-delight.com